Suze has been called “a force in the world of personal finance” and a “one-woman financial advice powerhouse” by USA Today.

A two-time Emmy Award-winning television host, New York Times
bestselling author, magazine and online columnist, writer/producer, and
motivational speaker, Suze is undeniably America's most recognized
expert on personal finance.

Suze Orman has been called "a force in the world of personal finance"
and a "one-woman financial advice powerhouse" by USA Today. A two-time
Emmy Award-winning television host, New York Times mega bestselling
author, magazine and online columnist, writer/producer, and one of the
top motivational speakers in the world today, Orman is undeniably
America's most recognized expert on personal finance.

Orman has written six consecutive New York Times bestsellers: Women
& Money; The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke; The
Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life; The Road to Wealth; The Courage to
Be Rich; and The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, as well as the national
bestsellers, Suze Orman's Financial Guidebook and You've Earned It,
Don't Lose It. In addition, she has created Suze Orman's Identity Theft
Kit, FICO Kit, Will & Trust Kit, Insurance Kit, The Ask Suze
Library System and Suze Orman's Ultimate Protection Portfolio.

Orman has written, co-produced, and hosted six PBS specials
based on her New York Times bestselling books, and is the single most
successful fundraiser in the history of public television. In 2004 and
2006 Suze won two Daytime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding
Service Show Host for her PBS specials. Orman is a contributing editor
to “O” at Home as well as “O”, The Oprah Magazine in the United States
as well as the South African edition. She has a syndicated column
called Women & Money, writes a bi-weekly column, Money Matters, on
Yahoo! Finance, and a bi-monthly column for the Costco Connection.
Orman hosts the extremely popular and award-winning Suze Orman Show,
which airs every Saturday night on CNBC and on XM & Sirus radio,
and also hosts the Financial Freedom Hour on QVC television.

Over her television career Orman has won more Gracie awards (5) than
anyone in the 33 year history of these awards. The Gracie’s recognize
the nation's best radio, television, and cable programming for, by, and
about women. In 2003 Orman garnered her first Gracie for "The Suze
Orman Show" in the National/Network/Syndication Talk Show category, won
her second and third Gracies in the Individual Achievement: Program
Host category in 2005 and 2006, won her fourth and fifth Gracie for
“The Suze Orman Show” in the Outstanding Talk Show category in 2007 and
2008.

In October 2008 Orman will be the recipient of the National Equality
Award from the Human Rights Campaign. In May 2008 Time’s Magazine named
Orman as one of the TIME 100, The World’s Most Influential People. In
April 2008 Orman was presented with the Amelia Earhart Award for her
message of financial empowerment for women, the Amelia Earhart Award is
presented annually to a woman who embodies Earhart’s pioneering spirit
and who has significantly contributed to the expansion of opportunities
for women. In November 2006 Orman was the inaugural recipient of the MS
Spirit Award, recognizing her support of the Society over the past five
years toward finding a cure for multiple sclerosis. She received a 2003
Crossing Borders Award, which are given by the Feminist Press to
recognize distinguished women who not only have excelled in remarkable
careers, but have also shown great courage, vision, and conviction by
blazing new trails for women in their fields. A 2003 inductee into the
Books for a Better Life (BBL) Award Hall of Fame in recognition of her
ongoing contributions to self-improvement, Orman had previously
received the 1999 BBL Motivational Book Award for The Courage to Be
Rich. In 2002 Orman was selected as one of five distinguished
recipients of the prestigious TJFR Group News Luminaries Award, which
honors lifetime achievement in business journalism.

The top female motivational speaker in the U.S in 2007 according to
Business Week Magazine, Orman has lectured widely throughout the United
States, South Africa, Asia, and Canada to audiences of up to 100,000
people. She has been featured in almost every major publication in the
United States, and has appeared numerous times on The Oprah Winfrey
Show, Larry King Live, The View, and the Today Show.

Orman has partnered with Avon Product, Inc. to be their special
personal financial advisor to Avon Representatives to offer money
management advice and strategies for success. A first of the kind in
direct selling industry, the program launched in January 2008 to the
company’s nearly 500,000 Avon Representatives in the U.S., with plans
to expand globally in the future.

In September 2008 Orman partnered with the FDIC to help educate
Americans about FDIC insurance. Orman was instrumental in the
development of the myfdicinsurance.gov website and getting out the
message that you must make sure your money is FDIC insured.

Orman, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, directed the Suze
Orman Financial Group from 1987-1997, served as Vice President of
Investments for Prudential Bache Securities from 1983-87, and from
1980-83 was an Account Executive at Merrill Lynch. Prior to that, she
worked as a waitress at the Buttercup Bakery in Berkeley, California
from 1973-80.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and in the U.S., which it awards to
individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certificate requirementsSuze Orman came out in Feb. 2007:

In the Feb. 25, 2007, issue of the New York Times Magazine, Suze Orman
revealed that she is a lesbian and has been with her partner, Kathy
Travis, for seven years. During the interview covering her latest book,
Women and Money writer Deborah Solomon asked Orman if she is married,
and Orman replied initially, "I'm in a relationship with life."
Solomon then pressed, "Meaning what?" and Orman replied: "K.T. is my
life partner. K.T. stands for Kathy Travis. We're going on seven years.
I have never been with a man in my whole life. I'm still a 55-year-old
virgin."